# hcxtools

# Install (Ubuntu 24.04)

git clone https://github.com/ZerBea/hcxtools.git ~/hcxtools
sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev -y
make -j $(nproc)

# Extract PMKIDS from the main capture file

hcxpcapngtool -o pmkid.txt -E wordlist output.pcapng

TIP

I wasted so much time massaging this export because I didn't understand that in this context, wordlist means a wordlist will be created with any wifi names that are contained in the output.pcapng.

# Extract traffic and convert to hash format

sudo hcxpcapngtool -o hash.hc22000 -E wordlist output.pcapng

# Parse .hc22000 file

With your hash.hc22000 file in hand, you can parse it for which networks got pwned:

sudo hcxhashtool -i hash.hc22000 --info=stdout

More info about this here

# Crack away!

Check our hashcat page for more info on cracking these hashes.